Humans seem to be wired to notice when things go wrong, but not necessarily when things go well. We vigilantly perceive the slightest inconvenience or unexpected challenge but often fail to be grateful when we experience even exceptional good fortune. This imbalance sadly tips our mood scale in the direction of dissatisfaction. All the good things we already have going for us become so routine they no longer receive due acknowledgement. A contented life demands of us the opposite approach: bearing everyday challenges without energizing negativity and devotedly paying attention to our abundant…

Good fortune.

Steve and Jarl